Your current card is overkill. Buy another one like it for $30 at tiger direct. AGP should be able to stream what you need. Good luck watching DVDs though, I still do that on my TV from a set top box.
Nvidia seems to work just fine, no magic required. I got to try out a few of their 5x serries with Knoppix at Computer Heaven. Try it out for yourself at any computer store that's got display models. If they have some stupid sofware that keeps you from rebooting, put your CD in and push the power button. For processor power, go with a nice P4 or an Athlon 64. On 2003.10.17 14:20 Challison wrote: > Ok....here's the deal. > Building another machine....once again. > > Interested in opinions of video cards.....here are the goals. > ~$100 or less price tag....internet prices not local store prices. > I don't play video games but I do like to watch dvds from time to time. > I'm not a videophile but I do like a very responsive desktop. I would > prefer a card that is known to be Linux friendly. > > I currently have a Nvidia Geforce2 GTS 32MB > > I have been looking around and have come across some potentials that meet > my price range: > Geforce4 TI 4200 64MB (it seems the 64MB version of this card has faster > ram than the 128MB version, although this may be on a manufacturer basis > and not global) > Geforce FX 5600 128MB > Radeon 9600 128MB > > I am open to other suggestions. I have a NEC MultiSync 95 19" monitor and > will be sticking with that for a while. > I suppose I want the best bang for the buck however, I partially define > BANG as working with standard RH, DEB, Slack and Gentoo distributions > without having to jump through hoops and perform magic. I am much more > interested in a good, stable, relatively fast video card, than I am in a > lightening fast video card that is great for gaming. > > Any ideas? thoughts? suggestions? I've had a couple of people tell me that > I need to watch DVD's on my TV and that I can get a really good, fast, > stable video card for much less that I am planning on spending.....I'm > taking it with a grain of salt until I hear your opinions because although > this individual just finished putting together a new machine, he isn't any > more of a guru than I am. > > TIA for any help you can give me, > Cleve > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
